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Vol XXXV No. 121

Wednesday, April 10, 2002

  Change of plans
By MATT LOZAR
Sports Writer

As Steffany Stenglein signed a national letter of intent to play softball at Southern Mississippi in 2000, she thought she signed away her lifelong dream of going to Notre Dame. But when the Southern Miss head coach left the program, Stenglein ... [more]


Belles earn 7-2 victory
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

It was a benchmark day for senior Annie Knish as the Belles laid low the Flying Dutch of Hope College 7-2. As Knish stepped off the court at the end of her No. 1 doubles match she was smiling for more ... [more]


Rally in 9th inning sparks victory
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

It seemed as if Western Michigan had Notre Dame's number. In fact, it looked like the Broncos would upset the Irish Tuesday for the third consecutive time in three years. But then an unheralded sophomore stepped to the plate with the ... [more]


Wide receivers thrust in the spotlight
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

Following the announcement that Tyrone Willingham would lead the Irish, Notre Dame wide receivers found themselves in the spotlight — a group that had been focused in the past on blocking, taking an occasional pass to mix things up and, in ... [more]


Pizza was the last thing on anyone's mind
Ted Fox

So when you saw that men's NCAA Tournament draw for the first time about a month ago, with Duke looming just above Notre Dame on the bracket, what did you think? Maybe: "Well, making it to the second round means something," ... [more]


Belles unable to play
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Sports Writer

Rain and snow have plagued the Saint Mary's softball team all season, and Tuesday's game was no exception. The Belles were forced to reschedule their afternoon doubleheader against the Calvin Knights to Wednesday after Monday's heavy rains. The Belles will face ... [more]


Irish combine for no-hitter
By AARON RONSHEIM
Sports Writer

In the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Valparaiso Steffany Stenglein and Carrie Wisen combined for their first collegiate no-hitter. The Irish (18-12) extended their winning streak to 10 games and defeated the Crusaders 4-0. "That was nice," Irish head coach ... [more]


Notre Dame falls by 1 to Ohio State
By CHRIS COLEMAN
Sports Writer

With just 56 seconds left in the game, the Irish women's lacrosse team still had a chance. But Ohio State's Shannon Wilson ended Notre Dame's comeback by scoring her second goal in four minutes to defeat No. 9 Notre Dame 12-11. ... [more]


Bookstore teams stack up to tough competition
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

The winner of Bookstore Basketball XXXI may have to travel the toughest path to the title in tournament history. From top to bottom the top, 32 teams in Bookstore Basketball XXXI stack up as one of the strongest fields in history, ... [more]